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Cops seek drug addict, detain friend in Belle West pensioner’s murder
Ursilla Padarat
Police have detained a 47-year-old man and are trying to locate his friend, who is a prime suspect in the murder of 68-year-old Ursilla Padarat, who was found dead in her Belle West home on Wednesday.
The suspect was taken into custody late Wednesday night. Police have received reports that a friend of the detained man had threatened Padarat during an argument on Tuesday.
He had reportedly told the elderly woman that he would “deal with her.” Both suspect and friend are said to be drug addicts from the West Bank Demerara community.
The man in custody has denied any involvement in Padarat’s murder.
Ursilla Padarat, called ‘Daughter’, was found sitting upright in a chair by her hallway at around 07.30 hrs on Wednesday. The woman’s throat had been slit on the left side.
A post mortem that was performed yesterday revealed that she had also suffered blunt trauma to the head.
There was reportedly no sign of forced entry to the one-bedroom premises.
Police sources said that Padarat, who lived alone, was last seen alive at around 19.30 hrs on Tuesday. There are reports that a relative had given her $123,000 to pay for work to be done at her home. However, police said that a relative had kept the money for Padarat.
A man who Padarat had hired to carry out the repairs, reportedly visited the woman’s home that same night to discuss the cost for the job. A resident indicated that Padarat had known the individual for a number of years.
When the man turned up at around 07.30 hrs the next day to begin work, he reportedly observed that the lights were on and a padlock was on the outside of the door. He then entered Padarat’s home and discovered her body. The man notified a rural constable who lives in the neighbourhood and the police were immediately contacted.
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